Finland vs Norway: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Finland
0.3%
in 2020
Norway
0.3%
in 2020
Finland rank
86th
Norway rank
84th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 86th and Norway ranks 84th of 144 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Finland |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 0.3% | 3.9% | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Finland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Finland and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Finland ranks 86th and Norway ranks 84th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.